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East of Eden
"AN INHERITANCE OF EVIL"
Overview
A powerful eight-hour adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1952 generational saga stars Bruce Boxleitner and Timothy Bottoms as battling brothers reminiscent of Cain and Abel, and Jane Seymour as the malevolent young woman who toys with their emotions.
Status
Ended
Network
ABC
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes
Part 1
John Steinbeck's generational saga stars Bruce Boxleitner and Timothy Bottoms as Cain-and-Abel brothers and Jane Seymour as the vixen who comes between them.
Part 2
Adam's dreams of a California ranch are dashed when his wife (Jane Seymour) deserts him and her newborn twins to work in a bordello.
Part 3
The burden of the past weighs heavily on the teenage Trask twins as bitter revelations tear the family apart.
Top Cast
Timothy Bottoms
Adam Trask
Jane Seymour
Kate Trask
Bruce Boxleitner
Charles Trask
Soon-Tek Oh
Lee
Karen Allen
Abra
Hart Bochner
Aron Trask
Sam Bottoms
Cal Trask
Warren Oates
Cyrus Trask
Howard Duff
Jules Edwards
Anne Baxter
Faye
Richard Masur
Will Hamilton
Nicholas Pryor
James Grew
